/wt/ - Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.14177808]

This thread is about the appreciation of watches, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that are required to make a functioning timepiece.

Thread video:
> https://youtu.be/4hTJoJecd5o

Guides:
> Watch essentials 102: https://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV
> Purchasing used watches: https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2
> Purchasing straps: https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE

Should I buy this MVMT / DW / *Fashion brand* watch?
> Scroll through this album first: https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, flieger, etc...
> Desired bracelet option, e.g. leather, nylon, metal
> Wrist size or desired watch size, e.g. 17cm / 38mm

Previous thread: >>14174048

[Anonymous No.14177813]

Movement shot. It's made out of 18k gold and esquisitely finished as all of Journe's pieces.

“In a watch, never mind which, there is energy which dissipates. When you listen to a watch, the tic-tac of the balance is dissipating energy. In a resonance chronometer, there are two balance wheels which are placed sufficiently close to one another, and the dissipated energy of each is caught by the other, leading to a unique type of frequency regulation.”

[Anonymous No.14177822]

Here's a more subdued version of the Résonance. The power reserve indicator is reversed from the norm, beginning at 40 and progressing to 0. The reasoning behind this lies in the idea that the power reserve indicator is not meant to display how many hours are left, but instead how many hours have passed since the watch was wound.

[Anonymous No.14177827]

>>14177808
Is that strap proper leather? The croc-grain calf variant?

[Anonymous No.14177836]

CAN YOU RETARDS PICK ONE THREAD AND STICK WITH IT
WHY ARE FOUR WATCH THREADS UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME

[Anonymous No.14177860]

>>14177808

This is threadsplit by tudorfag, real thread this way:

>>14177616
>>14177616
>>14177616

[Anonymous No.14177865]

>>14177860
Weak bait.

[Anonymous No.14177868]

Reposting some of my google finds.

Did some more research into Glashütte watch companies and damn, the employee reviews are scathing and it's not just in Glashütte, it's the entire German watch industry. Plenty of complaints about salary, management issues, high turnovers, and geographic location. Only praises are about the nice work environment.

Watchmakers earn 1800€ gross and that's AFTER several years and salary increases, it's not the starting pay. From A. Lange & Söhne to Glashütte Original, to Nomos to Junghans to Sinn. All have plenty of complaints about management and very low wages. A sad, sad state.

[Anonymous No.14177870]

>>14177868
Imagine earning 21k gross a year as a watchmaker for a top Glashütte brand... Watchmakers are made to be the superstars of marketing campaigns and they're not even compensated enough.

Put yourself in a watchmaker's shoes. You're hyped up in these savoir-faire videos and yet you earn 1800€ gross a month. Assuming you're working a 40-hour work week, you're making 11,25€ per hour. 11,25€! All that precision work and top finishing and you're paid 11,25€. What the fuck. I can see why complaints are so high about Glashütte brands.


From a 1,61 employee review of Lange:
I do not think it's a good thing that the famous name of the brand is unfortunately not reflected in how it deals with employees.

From a 2,26 review:
Lange Uhren has nothing in common with a family business anymore. The climate is hardly pleasant, especially in non-producing areas.

[Anonymous No.14177872]

>>14177870
Here's from an excerpt of review from a Glashütte Original watchmaker:

World-famous actors, prominent figures and sheiks come regularly to visit to see the handcraftmanship. They buy their watches in the 6-digit range and I have to buy my clothes at Kick / NKD.

Pro: Once in the summer at 40C, the ice cream man actually cames by and there is anyone who would have thought it would be a free small soft ice cream. Top!

Cons: The simple production worker is worthless there. Employees who work in the office or who are in charge of marketing pull a kilometer long perfume track behind them and do not even get a "hello, or good day" . These people are just something better, but of course they are for the " Image "in charge. It really is a disaster how degrading it is. Of course, every office employee has a company car.

The pro seems sarcastic to me.

[Anonymous No.14177875]

GO BACK TO R3DDIT WATCH FAGS

[Anonymous No.14177876]

>>14177860
Faggot

[Anonymous No.14177888]

>>14177876
I am not tudorfag you bloody imbecile

[Anonymous No.14177934]

>>14177888
Yeah sure bud.

[Anonymous No.14177951]

>>14177813
>>14177808
These are nice and all (although I hate miniature main dials), but I wish Journe would stop sucking the Swiss cock so much.
Not only did he base his shop in Geneva even though he's from Paris, he even abandoned the French style of movement finishing in favor of Swiss finishing (côtes de Genève etc.).

Pic related is what more of his watches should look like.

[Anonymous No.14177959]

>>14177951
>replying to himself

[Anonymous No.14177961]

>>14177959
The first guy said the movement was "exquisitely finished", and I shat on it for being finished in the Swiss style rather than the French style.
You must be pretty dumb.

[Anonymous No.14177963]

>>14177951
It's his choice, I personally prefer striping but it would have been nicer if he kept the blued screws. That watch looks semi-finished to me even though it is completely done. What kind of finish is that? Sandblast? I like Grönefeld brother's way of doing sandblasting with the blasted parts recessed.

>>14177959
That's you faggot, go check your troll thread and the amount of posters.

[Anonymous No.14177966]

>>14177961
>>14177963

Grönefeld finishing, completely unique to them.

[Anonymous No.14177978]

OP here, do you guys think I'd go through the effort of making these op posts nice if I'm a troll?

[Anonymous No.14177980]

>>14177978
And here's for >>14177813

[Anonymous No.14177985]

>>14177980
Actually here's the original properly layered.

[Anonymous No.14177988]

>>14177963
>I personally prefer striping
I kind of do too, in a way.
It enhances the feeling of miniature little machines.

>That watch looks semi-finished to me even though it is completely done. What kind of finish is that? Sandblast?
It's how the French and English used to finish their movements, and they were the big daddies in watchmaking before they started outsourcing to the Swiss for their cheap labor.

It's called frosting and I think you get it by pouring an abrasive medium onto the piece from the height of an upwardly stretched arm.
RW Smith is still doing it for instance.

>>14177966
Yeah, but they're Dutch, sooooooo...

[Anonymous No.14177994]

>>14177988
Well it's likely just François going "do as the Romans do" and him moving to Geneva and doing it the Swiss way. I just posted the Grönefeld finishing to show how I prefer the sandblast/frosted finish with a frame. Makes it look a bit more done to me.

[Anonymous No.14177999]

>I mean, this watch was half a million francs in the ‘80s, and this guy didn’t even lose his job. After learning this, I swore to myself that I would no longer do anything for them.

Audemars Piguet broke a couple of watches they ordered from Dufour.

Pretty nice interview with him:

https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/from-the-bench-philippe-dufour

[Anonymous No.14178001]

>>14177999
"I asked them what had happened to it and they told me that my watch was nearly dead. I yelled at them so much that I’m sure there are people still working there who would remember."

[Anonymous No.14178007]

>>14178001
Just imagine Dufour yelling at you. Fucking based.

[Anonymous No.14178029]

>>14177999
Some anglage work by the master.

[Anonymous No.14178043]

What's a good automatic field watch with a metal bracelet that's under 300 usd? The obvious ones are seiko 5 and hamilton but are there any others?

[Anonymous No.14178046]

>>14177988

SON LET ME TELL YA, THAT'S NOT A GOOD WATCH. GOT A SUBMARINER, BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FIFTY YEARS AND LET ME TELL YA. IT'S BEST DANG WATCH IN THE WORLD. IT'S SWISS. SWISS! CAN'T BEAT THEM. NO ONE DOES IT BETTER THAN ROLEX. FRENCH AND ENGLISH? PSSSSH. SWISS. IT'S THE ONLY WAY. YOU BE GOOD. TELL YOUR PA I SAID HEY.

FRANK

[Anonymous No.14178047]

>>14177876
What's this from? Some faggot lying about this being his office or something?

[Anonymous No.14178055]

>>14178047
Yeah, claims he makes 200k. Here's his collection, a fake Tudor, a Seiko 5, and his purposely scratched-up Vostok.

[Anonymous No.14178060]

>>14178055
Why do I have a craving for boiled ham all of a sudden?

[Anonymous No.14178061]

>>14178055
It's called buying quality bud

[Anonymous No.14178068]

>>14178060
Here's a diabetic patient from the previous thread

[Anonymous No.14178125]

>>14178068
Why doesn't he have any arm hair?

[Anonymous No.14178155]

Watches that use discs instead of hands?

[Anonymous No.14178160]

>>14178155
Zeitwerk, IWC Pallweber, Journe Vagabondage off the top of my head

[Anonymous No.14178162]

>>14178125
He’s diabetic

[Anonymous No.14178163]

>>14178155
Raketa Copernicus ;)

[Anonymous No.14178166]

>>14178155
There are some cheap ones that use a mixture. The only one I can think of that is accessible is the orient disc.
Some were kickstarter watches that you probably can't get anymore like the sastek time speed indicator.

[Anonymous No.14178171]

>>14178068
At least repost the original wrist shot first for people who'd be interested in the watch. Here's another wrist shot of that solar tuna.

[Anonymous No.14178198]

>>14178171
How much do you weigh?

[Anonymous No.14178378]

>>14178046
Based Frank

[Anonymous No.14178414]

What are your thoughts on brands like DW and MVMT exposing the younger generation to watches? Do you think it would have positive impact on the industry? I feel like there's a percentage of their customers who would eventually graduate into finer mechanical watches.

[Anonymous No.14178442]

>>14178171
That must be the ugliest watch I've ever seen, what do these cost?

>>14178414
I unironically bought a DW as a first watch a few years ago, found out it was a disgusting shitter through 4chan and sold it for less than half of what I bought it for.

[Anonymous No.14178542]

>>14178442
It’s a Seiko Tuna, obese weebs like him obsessed about it. What did you upgrade to?

[Anonymous No.14178628]

>>14178171
Wait are you the canadian anon from a couple of years ago? Do you still have your two tone datejust?

[Anonymous No.14178653]

>>14178442
Around $350. They are a highly functional design and will definitely not be to everyone's taste. I bought one because I wanted a tough analogue quartz tool watch I could wear in a workshop environment without worrying I was going to break it if I smacked it into something. I was sick of only wearing digitals when I was working with my hands.

>>14178628
Yes.

[Anonymous No.14178654]

>>14178542
I bought a meme skx007j as my first 'real' watch, sold it later on and got a seiko sary055, and after a while I sold that as well and got a sarb035 because I liked the smaller size better.

[Anonymous No.14178660]

>>14178653
Why are you posting on this threadsplit?
Come on man, I know you are better than this.

[Anonymous No.14179016]

>>14178660
To be fair the other thread was created 50 posts to early by some sperg so this should be the correct one.

[Anonymous No.14179039]

>>14178653
Are those something like milks pots on the hands and the 1 index??

[Anonymous No.14179040]

Why is it the watch general that attracts such dedicated autists hell-bent on ruining it? Did a year break and it’s still the same, see ya next year, I guess

[Anonymous No.14179054]

>>14178068
>>14178171
nothing wrong with a thicc wrist desu

[Anonymous No.14179089]

>>14179039
The apparent spot on the 1 index is on the crystal. The hands do have a bit because I had the watch serviced by a local independent watchmaker I trust and I wanted to preserve the originality of the watch for sentimental reasons.

[Anonymous No.14179114]

>>14178163
Based and Copernicuspilled

[Anonymous No.14179123]

>>14178654
I got my brother a sary057 as his first real watch and he loves it. He has huge wrists though

[Anonymous No.14179489]

Thoughts on this 50th Apollo anniversary edition? 3861 movement based on the 1861, METAS certified, co-axial and silicon balance spring. 18k gold at 42mm. Limited to 1014 pieces at 32k.

[Anonymous No.14179492]

>>14179489
Just wake me when they start putting the 321 movement back in a steel speedy.

[Anonymous No.14179493]

>>14179489
Not your usual Speedmaster finishing.

[Anonymous No.14179498]

>>14179493
Looks gorgeous on the wrist. Bracelet is reminscent of the president bracelet.

[Anonymous No.14179503]

>>14179492
Small chance they will but it'll probably limited as well.

[Anonymous No.14179512]

>>14179489
Another milking of the cow for Omega.

[Anonymous No.14179522]

>>14179489
Ah, another special edition speedmaster. Being on the "design" team at Omega has to be one of the easiest jobs imaginable.

Just milk the one decent watch in you lineup with mediocre editions for decades. Can't even remaster the original well enough for a modern take.

[Anonymous No.14179524]

>>14179489
>>14179493
>>14179498
The cuck-axial retarded bastard of the MOTFM, for niggers and other shitskin subhumans. Everyone involved in designing, manufacturing, selling and last but not least buying it should be mercilessly murdered.

That concludes my review.

[Anonymous No.14179529]

>>14179493
Also:
>free-sprung cuck-axial for MUH ACCURACY
>horizontal coupling
Now that's just fucking embarrassing.

[Anonymous No.14179530]

>>14179524
You seem psychopathic.

>>14179522
I agree but what do you think will happen to current Speedmasters once they release a remaster with the original movement?

[Anonymous No.14179561]

>>14179522
>>14179524
>>14179529
Based comments. What a lazy cash grab abortion of a watch. What a wasted opportunity to bring back the 321.

[Anonymous No.14179568]

What's wrong with co axial?

[Anonymous No.14179657]

>>14179568

Not those anons, but from everything I have read about them, the latest iterations of the movement are superb.

My only issue is that they can only be serviced by Omega.
The older I get as a watch autist the more I appreciate serviceable movements that are both reliable, accurate and long lasting.

pic related, the greatest workhorse movement of all time imho. every single piece of it is replaceable and just about any competent watchmaker in the world can work on it.

[Anonymous No.14179739]

>>14179568
meme

[Anonymous No.14179782]

>>14179492
They announced it a few months ago. https://www.swatchgroup.com/en/services/archive/2019/omega-reintroduces-iconic-calibre-321

It'll obviously be a cash grab...and honestly, I'm still going to go with a real one.

[Anonymous No.14179803]

>>14179782
They probably need to sell a few to keep the rights to the movement, same as they do with the Lemania 5100.

[Anonymous No.14179804]

>>14179782
Yea I knew about them starting up production on 321 movements, but they haven't said concretely that it'll go in a steel moonwatch yet right? Just hope they won't make it some $10k limited edition.

[Anonymous No.14179805]

>>14179782
How much do originals go for these days?

[Anonymous No.14179806]

>>14179805
321 speedies are at least $10k last time I checked.

[Anonymous No.14179816]

>>14179657
>...they can only be serviced by Omega
Just be aware that this is PRECISELY the point. The incentive here by companies is that you keep on buying new watches, not have older ones that you service forever. My watchman, like many independents, cannot get the parts from Omega any longer, as they've officially cut off independents. This means any new Omega you buy will likely have to be serviced by Omega anyway, and if there is a need to replace any parts, you'll have to go to Omega for it.

But it's the only way they can continue the revenue stream because millenials either don't wear watches or have the disposable income to buy them in the numbers we used to see a decade ago with the last remnants of the older generations. A damn shame, but that's the way of the world.

>>14179803
I honestly don't know what the legal issues are regarding the rights to the movement. You'll notice that in every article about the new 321, they state that it was re-engineered from an older 321. Now, they could go to Lemania and just get the original made, I presume...but since they're not, then obviously this is a case of changing the 321 enough that they don't have to pay rights to Lemania. It's just a guess, but it makes sense given what is happening.

>>14179804
Understood; steel moonwatch in my view is unlikely. But it's possible given that they are using it as a cash cow. What should they do if given the choice? Either put it into Platinum and Gold versions that no fan of the Moonwatch would ever have the funds to buy, or put it into a 'limited' edition in steel for, say 8,000$ (so, more than a normal Moonwatch, but less than the starting price of an original cal. 321 in decent condition). That's what I think they'll do, incidentally.

>>14179805
Check Chrono24.com for normal prices...it all depends on condition, originality of parts, etc., but >>14179806 is correct...around 10k starting.

[Anonymous No.14179825]

>>14179816
What are your thoughts on >>14178414

[Anonymous No.14179862]

>>14179825
Well, here's the problem, and it's a universal thing that every watchmaker faces today:

1) Watches are not necessary. Phones do the job.
2) Mechanical watches are inferior to quartz in telling time. Also, they're far more expensive.
3) We're now 2 generations removed from people who depended upon fine watches, for normal daily use as well as precision use in a job.
4) The prestige of a fine watch has no social collateral in the modern world (i.e. 25-45, working in normal economic conditions). Excessive obvious wealth is now disappearing in the West, and only the Chinese and the Arabs (with a few Russians scattered amongst them) practice this.
5) The economic conditions for the typical working person are NOT favorable to buying watches. The reliable jobs aren't there, and with a gigging economy, you can't guarantee that you have the funds to sustain you in 2 years from now. Combine this with the fact that Mechanical watches are too expensive to buy solely for style or accessorizing (which is what cheap Fossil watches are for), they're very expensive to service, and they only do one thing. cont.

[Anonymous No.14179893]

>>14179862
You have to put yourself in the shoes of a perspective buyer.

1) Can't afford housing, because it's too expensive. Job may crap out, so possibly save like a demon if possible. 3000$ Watch is out of the question, with servicing of 250$ every 5 years or so. Furthermore, student loans.

2) If making good money, then why blow that money on a watch and not technology (new computer, new phone, better car, better housing, etc.). And since men are the primary buyers anyway, we have to ask: does an expensive watch attract women? Today, not as much as in the 80's.

I think the watch companies could survive if they did a social advertising campaign a la DeBeers. Make it something that is socially a requirement, tied in with sex. Like, an advertising campaign that says that women only notice men with Rolexes. Or men judge other men by the quality of Omega on their wrist. Something like this.

That's the only way they'll sell.

[Anonymous No.14179910]

>>14179825
Sorry, I got hung up there for a moment...had to deal with work.

I didn't really answer the questions directly, so I'll do so but with all the other things I've said in mind.

1) Thoughts on brands like DW and MVMT. I don't care for them. They don't interest me aesthetically or mechanically. Younger people may like them though, and if so, that's cool.

2) Positive impact on the industry. Well, the industry already has markets (China, Japan, The Middle East, Russia). In my view, out of 10 teenagers who buy a 'cool' MVMT watch, 2 or 3 of them will earn enough in their job to afford something in the 7-10K price range. So...I don't know if it'll have an impact or not (I'd guess 'no').

3) Customers 'graduating' into finer watches. The problem is the price and the resale value. We need other expenses first (house/apartment, car, and living). Then comes technology (computer, phone); these are essentials that cost a lot. In the 80's, a watch was still an essential, so it made sense: you get your first watch (quartz shitter) as a kid, you get something a little better as a teen, and then when you get your first job, you save up for your first 'real' watch. But today watches are unnecessary, so they are now ONLY jewellery.

There is of course a subset of the society who revel in these mechanical wonders, that will always exist. But now that there is no need for every person on the planet to have a watch...well, you've lost a huge reason to buy one.

To be fair though, mechanical watches in the 50's were far more affordable (with adjusted dollars to weekly income) than today, because after the quartz revolution the industry had to survive by selling watches based on 'heritage', 'craftsmanship', etc. rather than performance.

In the 1950's, there would be a reason to buy a watch that you'd only have to set once a month. The increase in cost would be a worthwhile price to pay. But not today.

[Anonymous No.14179926]

I could go on and on, and I just might considering how quiet the board is.

Consider this. Without the need for a watch to succeed in daily life, what is the point in a watch being accurate over the hours? I mean, really...what is the point? Well, the point is the hobby: the celebration of human ingenuity, mechanical precision, and of course the aesthetic component that goes with it (design, craftsmanship, finishing, etc.). This is the achilles heel of the watch industry as we know it.

1) Any mechanical watch company that tries to sell a watch based on its performance will be shut down with a simple word: quartz. So, that argument is out. They have to do something else.

2) If you've ever talked to people who work in the boutiques, you'll notice that they NEVER want to bring up the subject of servicing and how much it costs. The reasoning is simple: why would anyone want to spend this kind of money on something that can stop working? Furthermore, if you have to send the watch to the company, you're looking at 800$+ for a servicing of a normal, 3 hand date movement. Once you get into chronograph territory, it increases, and then for vintage even more. So, once again, there's another downside.

3) Real-world performance is another key factor. You wouldn't believe the number of people I've talked to who told me that they hated owning a Rolex, for the sole reason that it didn't live up to the reputation. They expected it to perform within normal quartz specs. As buyers, they had no idea about positioning, temperature differences, winding differences, etc...they thought, 'it's an expensive watch, so it should tell the time', and they were shocked that they had to reset it more than once a week.

We live in an age now where society is trained to expect things instantaneously, and to have quartz accuracy (or satellite) from every device we use. Wearing an expensive piece of jewellery that never gets the time right is contrary to this.

[Anonymous No.14179943]

I personally love watches, for the aesthetics as well as mechanical ingenuity. I still find it to be something of a miracle that on my wrist is the culmination of 700 or so years of human intellect, with the goal of quantifying and measuring something that is by nature in flux and constant. I wear one, not out of need, but out of fun. It's a hobby, and it brings me pleasure.

Hobbies in our world make a lot of money. Entertainment (sports, movies, videogames, gambling) are obvious. Other hobbies that make a lot of money are tied directly to sex: fashion being the most important. But then there are other hobbies that have connections but not too secure: clocks/watches, carpentry, self-sufficiency in extreme environments, parasailing, etc. At that point, it becomes something of a niche, and must rely on aggressive advertising in order to sustain itself.

Diamonds only survived because of the connection with the engagement ring. Is there something watches could be tied to that is socially locked in place? I don't think so because now people aren't buying diamonds anymore either. Yes, marriage rates are going down, but society itself has moved in a direction that encourages and supports extreme flexibility and nothing long-term. Everything is for the moment.

How in the world can you sell a product that is meant for the long term in a world where long term has no practical manifestation anymore? That's what watch companies are facing. So, perhaps that's the answer to your question. Another question, which I absolutely don't have the answer to, because I honestly don't think there is one. Rolex I think will always survive. Watchmakers like Journe and Dufour will survive. But Oris? Fortis? even Tag Heuer...I'm not so sure about. Okay, blog over.

What do you guys think?

[Anonymous No.14180059]

>>14179943
I'm pretty sure the whole mechanical watch thing is either for feeling like you belong to an exclusive club of distinguished people, gearheads, or people who want to stand out.

But people do this shit with everything, buying things and worrying about attributes they'll never use. Performance cars not going on the track, trucks that will never tow more than a couch, knives that were bought at stupid prices and never used, guns that are rarely fired and are more accurate than the user, lightweight bicycles on heavy people, etc.

So what's the best mass produced movement? I think those chinks might get the edge one day, leaving only vostok and orient.

>>14178414
Sorry bud, millenials gave their money to healthcare, housing, and student loans. They didn't leave much for the others. Maybe the more affordable luxury brands (porsche instead of mclaren) of the world should try to save us before they become extinct?

[Anonymous No.14180060]

>>14177813
I want to sex this fucking watch

[Anonymous No.14180113]

>>14180059
The best mass produced movement? Probably one of the ETAs (2824-2 likely), or the Valjoux 7750. That being said, the Chinese produce more movements than anyone else, so likely one of the Seagull movements would be a numerical winner.

I agree about the potential motivations for why people have this horological hobby. The problem that I see is that I just don't think that the motivations that do exist are not enough to keep the whole industry afloat, which is the primary problem and core of what >>14178414
was asking about.

It's a tough question.

[Anonymous No.14180126]

Anyone know anything about these watches? I think they're radios, maybe walkie talkies.

[Anonymous No.14180145]

>>14178043

[Anonymous No.14180161]

>>14180145
That’s it tbqh. A base eta is around 200$.

[Anonymous No.14180250]

Wonder if they get vasectomy Seikos after?

[Anonymous No.14180260]

>>14179040
I have regularly lurked many generals on many boards and really generals as a whole attract autists that shit up the threads with shitty memes only they get or with idiotic drama between them and other autists.

I'm not sure if these kinds of people only stay within their generals of their behavior just doesn't show in normal threads but it really seems to be the former; these people have only one hobby and it is shitting up a general.

[Anonymous No.14180316]

>>14180250
Kek someone post it

[Anonymous No.14180337]

Can’t wait to get my rather affordable grail watch next month.

[Anonymous No.14180338]

>>14179862
I hate how the hand on the bottom left subdial bends up.

[Anonymous No.14180346]

>>14180337
Looks pretty good. What movement?

[Anonymous No.14180348]

>>14180346

[Anonymous No.14180353]

Three watch threads. Three posts of my promaster.

[Anonymous No.14180358]

>>14180161
You know any good ones under 500?

[Anonymous No.14180368]

>>14180358
I paid 200€ for my current beater, a used but mint Aristo Flieger, which is a German brand. It uses a basic 2824-2 movement. I may regulate it someday as it runs 10 seconds slow everyday, but I like it very much.

[Anonymous No.14180399]

>>14180353
My mother thought about keeping my mouth shut if you can't say nice things but fuck, that's one ugly watch.

[Anonymous No.14180400]

>>14180353
It’s a matter of taste. I like it, anon, but I personally prefer the black one, which you also have.

[Anonymous No.14180403]

>>14180353
I don’t like things that look golden without being actual gold, otherwise it’s ok.

[Anonymous No.14180411]

>>14180353
Was considering the citizen but got this instead. Been wearing it everyday

[Anonymous No.14180419]

>>14180368
>200 euro
>Aristo
yikes

[Anonymous No.14180425]

>>14180337
Can't wait to see it bro

[Anonymous No.14180458]

>>14180425
Based Longines poster

[Anonymous No.14180460]

>>14180399
Thanks bro. I was looking for a visually striking watch with a 90s look. Out of interest, what is your best looking watch that you own?

>>14180400
The black one seems to have movements issues. I think I'm just going to keep it for a donor watch.
>>14180403
I'm not quite sure about the gold. I can easily switch them to silver but I'm going to see if the gold grows on me more.

>>14180411
I feel like the promaster is much better value, less ubiquitous and more polarising. The SKX is fantastic though.

[Anonymous No.14180466]

>>14180425
How much did this cost? Was it cheap enough to warrant the minute markers not being printed on the dial?

[Anonymous No.14180481]

Anyone else L U M E in here?

[Anonymous No.14180483]

>>14180481
Every day bro, I love lumed dials.

[Anonymous No.14180489]

>>14180483
Overall I love this watch too

[Anonymous No.14180490]

>>14180460
desu senpai, the reason i didn't get the citizen was because of the 12 hour marker. Once you see the y-fronts, it's hard to unsee. Otherwise I do like the blue and black ones

[Anonymous No.14180530]

>>14180490
lulz. I hope you haven;t just ruined my new watch for me .

[Anonymous No.14180539]

>>14180337
I dig the aesthetics. But not sure how the internal bezel would function. Gotta be quite annoying to use since both crowns are screwed down crowns.

[Anonymous No.14180546]

>>14180483
Man that's way better than my Promaster. I can see where the lume has been applied to the dial and the dial itself isn't made of glowing material. Neither is the chapter ring.
Oh well. Looks great in the day time.

[Anonymous No.14180568]

>>14180337
36mm with a bezel is going to look really small.
Like, comically small.

[Anonymous No.14180576]

>>14180568
I doubt it, since this 36mm is totally proportional to the 42mm. After all, the dimensions of a watch are always relative to the wrist size of the wearer.
Does pic related look comically small on this guy’s wrist, which is like mine size-wise?

[Anonymous No.14180577]

>>14180576
>>14180568

Also the fact the bezel is of the same colour and design as the dial, it blends in quite well, I’d say that it looks like an extension of the dial, so it doesn’t look small at all.

[Anonymous No.14180580]

>>14180539
It’s not something you use all the time anyway.I really like the design of compressor divers but they have always been offered with sizes around 42mm, so I wouldn’t have ever thought of buying one before despite digging the looks.
I also like the fact it’s 300m water resistant, which beats any Tudor or any non-japanese watch in its price range.

[Anonymous No.14180581]

>>14180576
He's memeing, looks great to me.

[Anonymous No.14180588]

>>14180576
Ignore the trolls it's going to look great

[Anonymous No.14180593]

>>14180576
When I had a 38mm diver is felt kinda small but in fairness that was an exteral bezel.
I just think that the actual dial and hands will look tiny. That hour hand must be like 3 or 4mm long.

[Anonymous No.14180603]

>>14180576
Looks pretty farking good to me. What’s your wrist size? 36mm isn’t bad and it’s great brands are doing smaller watches again. How much did you get it for again? I’m interested now.

[Anonymous No.14180623]

>>14180481
I was but I sold it.

[Anonymous No.14180628]

>>14180593
>>14180603

My wrists are AIDS patient tier. Look at my laptop’s trackpad as a reference. I’m to used to wearing 34-38 mm vintage watches and this is the first time I spend so much on a watch, since I’ve always gone vintage and below 350€. Another reason I’ve always gone vintage is because current manufacturers have always offered monstruosities since the start of the century until now, apparently, which is amazing news.

I paid 1402€, the jeweler in northern Spain I’m getting it from us ordering it for me from the factory, I asked him for a discount and he offered me that price which I found impressive considering it’s retails for like 1860€ on the website.
It makes me think how much of a scam Swiss watch pricing is, since the dealer has to get a decent margin for it, let alone the Swatch group.

[Anonymous No.14180638]

>>14180628
Cute wrist. Dude don't worry too much about the watch. I've seen you post about the watch for more than 10 times in the past couple of days. I think you're gonna like it.

[Anonymous No.14180639]

Genuine question guys.
Yellow gold 3 hand calatrava would be my hypothetical grail but can't drop 25k on a dress watch. Are there any alternatives that have the same design elements and gold case for maybe 4-6k?

[Anonymous No.14180641]

Speaking of wrists, desperately disappointed because I finally went to try the PanoMaticLunar on and it just doesn't work for my wrist, quite uncomfortable and just a little big because of the lack of bezel. A real shame because aesthetically I think it's probably my favourite dial in the world, I much prefer the balance of the complications to the Lange 1. Looks fantastic in real life too.

Oh well.

[Anonymous No.14180650]

>>14180628
Good catch. It’ll suit you just fine. Pricing wise, they’re not a charity. I’m sure they have deals with the brands. Open order for Omega is 100k to become an authorised dealer and your store has to be up to their standards. Don’t feel too bad, Grand Seikos, multiple models sold 40% off brand new, full set box + papers & warranty from a dealer.

[Anonymous No.14180670]

>>14180639
Daniel Wellington or compromise, two-hand vintage Calatrava can be had for around 8-10k I believe.

[Anonymous No.14180676]

A local watchstore is selling the old seamaster (2017) for $2800. Is this a good deal? I kinda hate the wavy dial of the newer one.

[Anonymous No.14180684]

What watches will you never understand the appeal of /wt/?

For me it's divers. I actually understand why people like Hublots, Richard Milles and Franck Mullers far more than I get why anyone would want to wear a diver. Even if they're not my thing at least those are striking stylistically for those who want attention. Divers are just boring and tacky looking.

[Anonymous No.14180689]

>>14180684
Tourbillons and skeleton dials in general, they look ridiculous to actually wear.

[Anonymous No.14180692]

>>14180639
> yellow gold 3 handed dress watch, 4-6k
look at vintage. yellow gold dress watches were the norm back in the 1940's-1960's so you have fucking loads to choose from.

[Anonymous No.14180708]

>>14180676
I bought an immaculate on ebay for £1850.
Is that brand new? It's a great watch even though I love the wave dial.

[Anonymous No.14180713]

>>14180708
Yes it's new, complete with papers and box. I'm gonna sleep on it and go again to the store on sunday.

[Anonymous No.14180720]

I just bought a seamaster 300 smpc. It's still in the mail but I'm pretty sure I'll need to dress it down. Do you guys have any recommended NATOs or rubber straps?

[Anonymous No.14180741]

I've watched hundreds of videos on youtube where they talk about hacking/nonhacking and all they ever talk about is the second hand. When you say the second hand stops or doesn't stop it's implied the other hands do/don't. This really fucking irritates me now that I learned that on nonhacking movements all three hands keep moving.

[Anonymous No.14180743]

>>14180676
>>14180720
Join us. I'm happy to see the SMP legion on /wt/ seems to be growing at a steady rate in the last couple of months or so.

[Anonymous No.14180756]

>>14180741
>When you say the second hand stops or doesn't stop it's implied the other hands do/don't.
*When you say the second hand stops it's implied the other hands don't, and when you say the second hand doesn't stop it's implied the other hands do.

[Anonymous No.14180765]

>>14180720
I liked the waffle strap on mine.

[Anonymous No.14180767]

Some reddit cunt is selling this for $300. What an absolute mess.

[Anonymous No.14180768]

>>14180765
I'm leaning pretty heavily towards rubber. I love the strap on my gmw 5610 and I haven't had much luck with NATOs. That looks pretty good.

[Anonymous No.14180774]

Seiko is rereleasing the SUS quartz. There will be several limited editions but I think this one isn't. Fuck yes.

[Anonymous No.14180777]

who /speedy/ here?

i'm thinking of saving up for a seiko tuna for my next watch which I want to get when i go to japan later on in the year. i know i'll over pay when I go there but I would rather have a watch I bought in japan then some shit i just got off ebay

[Anonymous No.14180778]

>>14180774
looks like shit

[Anonymous No.14180783]

>>14180774
>the SUS quartz.
The what?

[Anonymous No.14180786]

>>14180670
I really need that second hand tho
>>14180692
Any specific recommendations? Ideally looking for a watch that wouldn't look dated. Something timeless

[Anonymous No.14180791]

>>14180767
THIS IS A GENUINE AUTOMATIC MECHANICAL SKX GMT SNOWFLAKE ITS WORTH MORE BECAUSE I CUSTOMIZED IT TO MY TASTE 300 NO LOBALLERS I KNOW WHAT I GOT

Regards,
Tom Galley

[Anonymous No.14180793]

>>14180743
God that wave dial stinks.

>>14180768
Yea fuck NATO’s. I also like these rubber straps with the zigzag.

[Anonymous No.14180795]

>>14180791
Love a 120 click, unidirectional bezel for a GMT...
Utter trash.

[Anonymous No.14180797]

>>14180778
I don't know dude I love the legibility of the dial. Also I've been looking for a smallish military style watch for a while. Almost copped a hamilton khaki.
>>14180783
https://wornandwound.com/affordable-vintage-seiko-sus-4s15-military/

[Anonymous No.14180804]

[Anonymous No.14180832]

>>14180774
Fuck Seiko for copying European designs

[Anonymous No.14180838]

>>14178068
...like an over stuffed sausage...

[Anonymous No.14180842]

>>14180838
North-Americans. What can you do.

[Anonymous No.14180851]

>>14180842
lol Thanks be I am not one.

[Anonymous No.14180866]

>>14180786
Drill into the dial and attach a hand on the seconds wheel. Watchmakers HATE this one trick.

[Anonymous No.14180907]

>>14180866
this
the gearing is there, under the small rivet under the top hand in the center
noob level watch mod

[Anonymous No.14180923]

When is this coming in a wristwatch

[Anonymous No.14180926]

[Anonymous No.14180946]

>>14180923
If they bring it out in some gaudy fucken flight chrono I am gonna be pissed.

[Anonymous No.14180949]

>>14180907
It’s why (((they))) are so rich. They charge thousands more for a hole in dial and tiny piece of metal called a hand.

[Anonymous No.14181015]

>>14180765
Which waffle strap is that btw? Looking at uncle seiko straps.

[Anonymous No.14181098]

This thread splitting gayness has to stop. It's fucking retarded having to check the catalog all the fucking time to fond the right one

[Anonymous No.14181181]

Classic 20 year old Bond Seamaster (with the wave dial) is selling for 2.1k in a MIDSIZE version.

I think the full size is close to surpassing the more recent models in price.

[Anonymous No.14181193]

Speedy Pro is 3500 here, the Reduced is 1500. How can you justify paying more than double for it? I want the Pro but not if I'm being ripped a new asshole on it.

[Anonymous No.14181196]

>>14181193
Probably because the reduced has a movement that no watchmaker is going to want to service, or will charge you out the ass for to service it.

[Anonymous No.14181200]

>>14181196
Yea but an Omega service for a chrono is a flat fee, so you can just have it done there... I guess it costs a couple hundred more every 10 years to service.

[Anonymous No.14181203]

>>14181200
Have fun paying almost as much as the watch itself to service it, I guess.

[Anonymous No.14181208]

what's the best Vostok Amphibian case for tiny baby wrists?

[Anonymous No.14181243]

>>14181208
420 is the least beefy case.

[Anonymous No.14181272]

I used to wear a Casio digital watch as a kid and want to wear one again for nostalgia

What are good Casio models to look at?

[Anonymous No.14181316]

I own a Seamaster pro, I want to pick up a nice chronograph in a similar price range. I don't like Rolex, Sheitling and Tudor. Currently I'm considering a Speedy or a Tag Carrera. The Carrera Chronograph is about half price of the Speedy. Buying used of course.

Any suggestions? Thoughts on this Tag?

[Anonymous No.14181321]

>>14181316
Get something with a 6s37 tag are shit.

[Anonymous No.14181326]

>>14181321
>seiko
Fuck right off, Tag over that any day of the week.

In all seriousness is there any alternative to the Speedy Pro in the 3k price segment?

[Anonymous No.14181331]

>>14181326
>Tag over that any day of the week.
Tag literally licensed the 6s37 for their own chronographs you dumb nigger

[Anonymous No.14181334]

>>14181326
I recommend that you kill yourself

[Anonymous No.14181349]

>>14181316
>owns the worse omega
>wants a tag
Something is unironically wrong with your brain.

[Anonymous No.14181353]

>>14181349
>Something is unironically wrong with your brain.
Yeah no shit
>hurr durr I hate seiko I want a tag chrono
>tag uses a seiko movement in their chronos

[Anonymous No.14181368]

>>14181353
The Calibre 16 is 7750 based you fucking mongoloid.

[Anonymous No.14181370]

>>14177868
>>14177870
>>14177872
bitches should be glad they HAVE a job. The rich only have 2 wrists each, there is a limit to how many Glashütte watches they are going to buy. And the upper class is shrinking in numbers while the middle class is sliding into poverty.

[Anonymous No.14181421]

>>14181015
A cheap ass one from ebay.

[Anonymous No.14181425]

I'm a wristlet with a 6.5" wrist that's flat as a board. Considering a 36mm Semenmaster over the 41mm. What do I do?

[Anonymous No.14181427]

>>14181425
36mm would be better.

[Anonymous No.14181460]

Should the buckle on my strap match the finish on my case or am I just being autistic?

[Anonymous No.14181488]

>>14181425
36mm

[Anonymous No.14181497]

>>14181460
I used to think no, but now after actually seeing what good finishing looks like I can't stand a different/inferior finish on the buckle.

[Anonymous No.14181513]

>>14181208
I have a 420 scuba dude.
That's the best option, wells really well
T. from a guy used to wear 34mm watches.

[Anonymous No.14181519]

>>14181513
*dresses really well. I'm tired.

[Anonymous No.14181540]

>>14181208
As people have already said, the 420 case. I've very skinny wrists but it doesn't look very big on me since it's literally just bezel plus lugs with very little else of the case showing.

[Anonymous No.14181616]

Seiko 6139 for around £100 cop or not?

[Anonymous No.14181629]

>>14181208
420

[Anonymous No.14181633]

>>14181616
Pic? If you like it and it's in good condition (and resets to 0) then absolutely. Once you've had it serviced you'll have a vertical clutch chronograph for less than £300.

[Anonymous No.14181679]

>>14181633
Reading the listing, it's a project watch and the second hand doesn't line up some of the time
Is that an expensive thing to service?

[Anonymous No.14181685]

>>14181679
here's a picture

[Anonymous No.14181690]

>>14181685
Eww why anon?

[Anonymous No.14181694]

>>14181690
never said I was going to get it, just surprised to see it for so low

[Anonymous No.14181723]

FILEEEP PUTECK

[Anonymous No.14181726]

What do you guys think of this. Too sporty for dinner and a show?

[Anonymous No.14181838]

>>14181427
>>14181488
Dial won't look too small with the bezel?

[Anonymous No.14181883]

>>14181679
>>14181685
I'd stay away, looks like a 6139-7100 dial with the hands and case from a 6139-6012. And then the case has been given the PVD treatment somewhere along the line. If someone who's done all that is selling it I'd guess the movement is fucked.

[Anonymous No.14181903]

The Explorer ll is the UGLIEST stainless steel rolex.

PROVE ME WRONG.

[Anonymous No.14181917]

>>14181903
That's not the yachtmaster II

[Anonymous No.14181919]

>>14181903

Can't. Explorer II, followed by the Sky Dweller, followed by the Air King, followed by the Milgauss.

[Anonymous No.14181924]

>>14181919

Never mind, this is the ugliest one >>14181917

[Anonymous No.14182005]

>>14181903
I don’t mind it when worn when skiing or hiking up a snowy mountain, anywhere else, it doesn’t fit.

[Anonymous No.14182008]

>>14182005
Forgot to attach photo

[Anonymous No.14182134]

>>14181370
And what is your current job? I’d say their craftsmanship is worth more than flipping patties.

[Anonymous No.14182138]

>>14181919
sky dweller is such an intelligent watch if you really think about it
too bad its kinda unappealing

[Anonymous No.14182160]

What are some good Aye, Tone memes for watches?

[Anonymous No.14182204]

Any recommendations on loupes? I saw a nice looking brown one on Hodinkee I believe and I can't find it again.

[Anonymous No.14182208]

>>14180676
Have had a 2252.50 for my daily driver for years. Love this watch. I have the speedy links, not the bond links, but either way, should be about the most comfortable bracelet you'll ever wear, it has been for me. Solid clasp, versatile looks. If you like the looks, pull the trigger

[Anonymous No.14182213]

>>14181425
mine are 6.;75". Wanted a 2254.50 for a while based on looks. Finally got one on my wrist. Loved the watch itself, but didn't love the way it looked on me. Seemed too big. Ended up getting a 2252.50, same thing just in smaller 36mm midsize. Will never get rid of this watch.

Admittedly, I never fell for the huge watch fad, probably because I have small ass wrists, but I don't like the look on other people either.

Maybe I'm biased, but no regrets, go midsize.

[Anonymous No.14182218]

>>14181903
The 42mm version looks a lot better, but yeah I hate the original exp ii.

[Anonymous No.14182219]

>>14181903
looks terrible white on white

[Anonymous No.14182517]

>>14181723
What does you shitpost accomplish other than show you're retarded?

[Anonymous No.14182541]

i have $1000 to start my collection what do i buy?
all on one watch or spread it out on maybe 2 different pieces?
i need at least something to wear for everyday use also

[Anonymous No.14182550]

>>14182541
I don’t like the way you think. If you have disposable cash for a watch you should always try to get the best out of it instead of a collection of cheap shitters.

[Anonymous No.14182555]

>>14181917
unironically one of the best, you really don't like it?

[Anonymous No.14182563]

>>14182550
ok what is the best everyday wear watch i can buy for $1000

[Anonymous No.14182608]

>>14182563
Seiko 5

[Anonymous No.14182633]

>>14182008
An iconic Rolex, mountain climbing, fuck I wish I was successful in life

[Anonymous No.14182648]

>>14182218
I could understand if you straight up don't like the 16570, but to say the 216570 is better?

The proportions are fucked. The bracelet is too small against the jumbo case, the hands are fuckhueg... even on the bigger dial.

[Anonymous No.14182653]

>>14182218
Pardon my autism, but the "original" Explorer ii is the 1655.

[Anonymous No.14182664]

>>14182160
Not sure what you're asking, but I would match that meme with some oversized IWC.

[Anonymous No.14182747]

>>14181883
thanks for the reply
i really know nothing about these vintage seiko chronos, only that they're well regarded as a good value mechanical chronograph

[Anonymous No.14182769]

>>14182664
Paulie wouldn't know what IWC is. And the mob usually wears rolex because they're easy to pawn.

[Anonymous No.14182771]

>>14181903
this is unironically my favorite Rolex

[Anonymous No.14182782]

>>14182008
I love classic watches but using them for anything sporty is just fucking stupid in the days of Garmins etc.

[Anonymous No.14182787]

>>14182633
move to Switzerland and I'm not even kidding, basically everyone can afford that here

[Anonymous No.14182797]

>>14182787
A Schweizer. What watches do you own?

[Anonymous No.14182800]

>>14182769
Of course not. I was just riffing off of the fact that IWC had a contract with the Luftwaffe in wwii.

Paulie would be a two tone datejust kind of guy imo.

[Anonymous No.14182802]

I live in a kind of shitty area, I have a well paying job but it's at a small startup and the office is in a kind of shitty place. I commute to work via public transport.

What kind of watch should I buy if I want to maximise my chances of being stabbed to death?

[Anonymous No.14182805]

>>14182782
dive watches have been replaced by drive computers
they're only good now for washing your car, swimming, and maybe snorkelling

[Anonymous No.14182806]

>>14182802
Missing: Budget.

I hate idiots like you.

[Anonymous No.14182808]

>>14182802
rolex, but a fake gold one with diamonds

[Anonymous No.14182813]

>>14182787
I feel like that's not true. Yeah, you save on export/import taxes, but I doubt you get a domestic discount. Wages are good in Switzerland, but isn't the cost of living insane?

[Anonymous No.14182817]

>>14182808
Rolex doesn't do fake gold.

[Anonymous No.14182822]

>>14182806
$10,000 or less.

[Anonymous No.14182834]

Post your casios

[Anonymous No.14182839]

>>14182834
Peak bug man. Japanese watch, mechanical keyboard, just out of frame are the anime figurines and posters, and a bottle of söylent.

[Anonymous No.14182855]

>>14182839
It has a solar battery, it's easy to read, functional, has a barometer and compass, because I'm an /out/ guy. what's not to like about it? Smart watches or fitbits are the stuff of bugmen.

[Anonymous No.14182867]

>>14182817
meant to say a fake rolex

[Anonymous No.14182869]

>>14182813
yeah, like $40 for a pizza

[Anonymous No.14182873]

>>14182747
No worries. I'd suggest you thoroughly research them before thinking of buying one, that way you'll avoid any disasters. The initial downsides are that the prices for anything half decent have shot up over the last couple of years and that there aren't many people who are willing to service them.

[Anonymous No.14182896]

>>14182822
two tone submariner

[Anonymous No.14182899]

>>14182867
Ah i getcha

[Anonymous No.14182924]

Can a watchmaker align the seconds hand of a quartz watch with the minute markers?

[Anonymous No.14182931]

>>14182771
its my favorite rolex as well
love the white dial

[Anonymous No.14182943]

>>14182924
>quartz

[Anonymous No.14182953]

>>14182931
I kinda wish the bezel was white ceramic.

[Anonymous No.14182957]

I'm looking for a watch that I can wear casually with jeans, an slp teddy jacket lookalike and some trainers. Going for a low key hypebeast look but also for a durable watch that I can wear with other fits such as puffers, ocbds etc.

[Anonymous No.14182969]

>>14182813
It's not about the watches being cheaper, just your income being high enough to be able to afford them. The cost of living is high but you make a lot of money. I'm not saying that you buy a new Rolex every month, but I'm quite sure you can, say, buy one a year pretty comfortably. Depends on you how much you want to save/invest tho.

And everyone spends a lot of time in the mountains, that's not a luxury in any sense here.

>>14182797
I'm not Swiss, I moved here for work fairly recently. It's a strange place. So far I just bought a Speedmaster.

[Anonymous No.14182983]

>>14182969
Which part and what job? I’ve been strongly considering going to watchmaking school. It sucks Geneva is French-speaking as I am deep into learning German now and I’ll be ending up in Glashütte if I proceed and from my research watchmakers are complaining about their salaries, everyone from ALS to Sinn.

[Anonymous No.14182989]

>>14182957
Do you fuckers think we have some magical fucking ability to immediately know your fucking budgets?

[Anonymous No.14182997]

>>14182989
It's insane. Half the posts on this board asking for recommendations never mention a budget.

[Anonymous No.14183004]

>>14182997
Just post a watch, annoying /g/aylord.

[Anonymous No.14183008]

>>14182957
AP royal oak
Any g shock
Seiko marinemaster
Tag Monaco

[Anonymous No.14183012]

>>14182834

[Anonymous No.14183023]

>>14183004
get a hublot big bang you tasteless cunt

[Anonymous No.14183047]

>>14182983
I'm a software engineer in Zurich. My view might be skewed as it's a high paying job but I've been a software engineer in two other western European countries so I can tell you that I'm much richer here and it's basically just because everyone else is rich too. I have no idea about watchmaking jobs.

[Anonymous No.14183072]

>>14182834

[Anonymous No.14183101]

>>14183023
It’s not in my price range.

[Anonymous No.14183148]

>>14182957
RM 011

[Anonymous No.14183156]

>>14183072
ewww

[Anonymous No.14183184]

>>14182957
Solid 18kt gold Casio G-Shock.

[Anonymous No.14183193]

>>14182541
I currently daily an Oris Big Crown Original Pointer Date, those can be had new from an AD for $1000, you can also find the Diver Sixty Five used for about $1k a lot and I rather like those.

You can also find used Nomos Clubs for around $1k, and with that you get an in-house movement.

Those would be my choices, but it really depends what you want in a daily.

[Anonymous No.14183312]

>>14182541
Beware the chasm of dogshit.

[Anonymous No.14183476]

>>14182957
>hypebeast watch
>goes with OCBDs
>no budget listed
AP 15202 and stfu

[Anonymous No.14184341]

>>14182957
Zeitwerk.

[Anonymous No.14184385]

>>14182541
Airboss

https://www.ablogtowatch.com/victorinox-swiss-army-airboss-mechanical-black-edition-watch-bracelet-review/

[Anonymous No.14184694]

>>14184385
Is that yours?

[Anonymous No.14184799]

Just looked up col in Dresden and it’s 730€/month no rent. Rent is around 1000€. Watchmaker’s salary gross is 1800€, and that isn’t entry salary, entry is lower. Fuck.

[Anonymous No.14184972]

>>14182805
>risking scratching your car with your watch
No thanks, only wear f91w when I wash my car or nothing.

[Anonymous No.14184995]

>Someone offered me AU$500 for my Hamilton Hack

Did I miss something? Did entry-level Swiss field shitter get discontinued or something?

[Anonymous No.14185010]

>There are "people" on /wt/ who think the Yachtmaster II is "ugly"
There's a beauty in its vulgarity. The ugliest Rolex is definitely white faced Explorer II.

[Anonymous No.14185057]

>>14185010
based and redpilled, just like the ff or gtc4 lusso

[Anonymous No.14185060]

Why is reddit so pathetic? I went on to see what it was like, if the memes are true. 60% of posts seem to be retards asking what model watch they have when it's all on the dial or what watch is on a 240p screenshot from YouTube.
I called one of them out on it and got this message, fucking snowflakes.

[Anonymous No.14185070]

>>14185060
>It's another anon is too stupid to use reddit scenario
This is why you are stuck in 4chan you sicko

[Anonymous No.14185085]

>>14185060
When I lurk there, it's always just people with shitters on shit straps that look double disgusting, and other people complimenting them on the watches. Absolute hug box.
The most Leddit thing ever was during the whole TGV going dark thing (for stealing GS content off that photographer). People were actually defending him stealing content and monetizing/using it as his own.
Just weak-willed cunts over there.

[Anonymous No.14185091]

>>14185060
> Why is reddit so pathetic?
Newsflash! Turns out anon it's you that's pathetic.

[Anonymous No.14185094]

>>14185060
>snowflakes
Stopped reading there

[Anonymous No.14185098]

>>14185094
Me too.

[Anonymous No.14185108]

What do you think of swiss made Mathieu Legrand watches? Can cope pic related, quartz movement.

[Anonymous No.14185346]

>>14185060
What did you post?

>>14185108
Read the thread op.

[Anonymous No.14185376]

>>14182989
if he's got an slp jacket he's probably rich as fuck

[Anonymous No.14185380]

>>14185060
the amount of obviously fake watches that get thousands of upvotes is hilarious

[Anonymous No.14185389]

>>14185376
>slp teddy jacket lookalike
>lookalike
LEARN TO READ, DINGUS.

[Anonymous No.14185422]

>>14185380
Link?

[Anonymous No.14185444]

>>14185346
>What did you post?
I told some silly cunt that everything they needed to find the model of their watch was on the dial. Then some flid gave me a pathetic attempt at a telling off, so I called them a retard.

[Anonymous No.14185447]

>>14185422
https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/8bb0bq/tudor_black_bay_heritage_my_first_plunge_into/

[Anonymous No.14185448]

>>14185444
Then your ban was deserved.

[Anonymous No.14185454]

>>14185448
Nah mate, they were a fucking retard. Just like you.

[Anonymous No.14185465]

>>14185444
Kek

[Anonymous No.14185467]

Is TGV just a shitter shill merchant or what? Is he an authority on watches?

[Anonymous No.14185473]

>>14185467
he's the king of shitters and is literally paid by squale to push their shit watches.
he's also a pathological liar

[Anonymous No.14185488]

>>14185473
Does he disclose that? That’s illegal as far as I know if he doesn’t.

[Anonymous No.14185494]

>>14185488
no, he's a very dishonest person

he recently got banned from youtube for copyright strikes after repeatedly using people's photos in his videos and slapping his watermark on them without credit. they reached out to him about it and he basically told them to fuck off. he then tried to spin the ban as him being too busy "caring for a loved one" despite being on instagram the entire time.

another example is where he also once tried to say a house his mum owned was his. when people pointed that out, he literally pretended she was dead and left it to him.

[Anonymous No.14185519]

>>14185494
Where can I read more on that? Recently discovered him on my suggestions he sounds scummy

[Anonymous No.14185525]

>>14185467
He’s a scam artist. Stay the fuck away.

[Anonymous No.14185530]

New thread:

>>14185521
>>14185521
>>14185521

[Anonymous No.14185533]

>>14185519
https://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/tgv-back-4905751.html
for the recent stuff

[Anonymous No.14185546]

>>14185533
Thanks. Will read